INTERNATIONAL
STORIES

Anglican
Church

C of E in disarray over gay marriage (news.com.au) Feb 19 - The Church of England’s legislative body has voted against a report
from bishops that rejected the idea of blessing same-sex marriages, the latest
row over an issue that has divided the Church for years.

Also:
Pakistan erupts in grief and anger after
shrine attack(Sydney Morning
Herald) Feb 19 - Islamabad: Hundreds of protesters - enraged, inconsolable and demanding
justice - converged outside a revered shrine in southern Pakistan on Friday, a
day after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed more than 80 people in the
country’s deadliest attack in years.

This is what sharia law actually is (news.com.au) Feb 14 - WHEN Muslim activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied confronted Jacqui Lambie
over her support of Donald Trump on Q&A last night, she accused the senator
of talking about stuff she didn’t know about, so was she right?

Australia mulls bigger commitment to
Islamic State fight(Sydney Morning Herald) Feb 17 - Brussels: Australia is open to considering a bigger commitment to the
fight against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, as part of an
"acceleration" of military action ordered by US president Donald
Trump.